#  Gender and Family 

 



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  [### Francisca Afantchao Biakou

 ](/people/francisca-afantchao-biakou) <franciscaafantchaobiakou@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology &amp; Social Policy

 

 

 Research Interests: race, gender, work, social reproduction, historical sociology, black feminisms, quantitative methods Francisca Afantchao Biakou is a PhD student in sociology and social policy, and a Presidential Scholar at Harvard University. Using... 

 

 

      ![Fran Afantchao Biakou](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Afantchao%20Biakou_Francisca.jpg?itok=Gcx05JWn) 

 

 

 

   [### Minjin Chae

 ](/people/minjin-chae) <minjinchae@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Family, Gender, Work and Employment, Organization Minjin Chae is a Doctoral Student in Sociology. She is interested in identifying the opportunities and risks brought by ongoing labor market transformation (e.g., automation) for... 

 

 

      ![Minjin Chae](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/chae_minjin_photo.jpg?itok=6QAZUlIx) 

 

 

 

   [### Jen-Chen Chao

 ](/people/jen-chen-chao) <jenchenchao@fas.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research interests: Economic Inequality, Social Stratification, Education, Gender and Work, Quantitative Methods, Organization, Social Demography Jen-Chen Chao is a PhD student in Sociology at Harvard University and a Doctoral Trainee at the Center for... 

 

 

      ![Jen Chen Chao](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-09/jenchenchao.png?itok=OQGLT9la) 

 

 

 

   [### Clayton Covington

 ](/people/clayton-covington) <claytoncovington@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Organizations, Political Sociology, Cultural Sociology, Sexuality, Social Movements, Globalization, Comparative &amp; Historical Sociology, Law, Empire, Nationalism, Latin America and the Caribbean Clayton Covington is a PhD Student in... 

 

 

      ![Clayton Covington](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/covington_clayton.jpg?itok=as4DsoSl) 

 

 

 

   [### Nino José Cricco Doldan

 ](/people/nino-cricco) <ncricco@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Immigration, Inequality and Stratification, Family, Labor Markets, Social Demography, Quantitative Methods Nino José Cricco is a PhD student in Sociology. His research interests include immigration, economic inequality, and family... 

 

 

      ![Nino Cricco](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/cricco.jpg?itok=jCnmA-I-) 

 

 

 

   [### Jingyun Dai

 ](/people/jingyun-dai) <jingyundai@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: culture; class and gender inequalities; higher education; intersectionality, mixed methods Jingyun Dai is a PhD candidate in sociology. Jingyun studies cultural processes and class and gender inequalities in the context of elite higher... 

 

 

      ![jingyun dai](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/jingyun_photo.jpg?itok=GE6Tb2Qz) 

 

 

 

   [### Kseniya Dzhala

 ](/people/kseniya-dzhala) <kdzhala@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology &amp; Social Policy

 

 

 Research Interests: Housing, Culture, Social Movements, Social Policy, Relational Inequality, Qualitative Methods Kseniya Dzhala is a doctoral student in Sociology and Social Policy and a Stone PhD Scholar. She received her Bachelor's degree in Sociology... 

 

 

      ![Kseniya Dzhala](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/Dzhala%20Kseniya%20headshot.jpg?itok=5s4i18jI) 

 

 

 

   [### Nayun Eom

 ](/people/nayun-eom) <neom@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Work and organizations; Inequality and stratification; Political sociology; Care labor; Technology; Culture; Mixed methods Nayun Eom is a doctoral student in Sociology. Her research spans the sociology of politics, science and... 

 

 

      ![Nayun Eom](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/eom_nayun_photo.jpeg?itok=hn7y833t) 

 

 

 

   [### Emma Fromont

 ](/people/emma-fromont) <emmafromont@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Assimilation &amp; Integration Theories, Ethnographic Methods, Identity Formation, Immigration in the US and in Europe, Race &amp; Ethnicity, Racial Formation Emma Fromont is a PhD student in Sociology. She is interested in identity formation... 

 

 

      ![Emma Fromont](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2025-09/Emma%20Fromont.jpg?itok=gYb53AvO) 

 

 

 

   [### Siri Neerchal

 ](/people/siri-neerchal) <sneerchal@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology &amp; Social Policy

 

 

 Research Interests: economic sociology, public policy, work, health, survey methods, quantitative methods, experimental methods, computational methods, mixed methods Siri Neerchal is a Doctoral Student in Sociology and Social Policy at Harvard University... 

 

 

      ![Siri Neerchal](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/neerchal_siri.jpg?itok=GYBK3DfF) 

 

 

 

   [### Claudia Nmai

 ](/people/claudia-nmai) <cnmai@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Sociology

 

 

 Research Interests: Crime and Punishment; Law; Culture; Social Stratification and Inequality; Socialization; Race and Ethnicity; Immigration; Qualitative Methods Claudia Nmai is a PhD student in Sociology. Broadly, she is interested in the criminal legal... 

 

 

      ![Claudia Nmai](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/2024-08/Nmai_Claudia_headshot.jpg?itok=iN0s0M61) 

 

 

 

   [### Ryann Noe

 ](/people/ryann-noe) <cnoe@g.harvard.edu>Doctoral Student in Organizational Behavior

 

 

 Research Interests: Economic Sociology; Industry Evolution; Innovation and Ethics; Qualitative and Mixed Methods Ryann Noe is a doctoral student in the Organizational Behavior program jointly offered by Harvard Business School and the Department of... 

 

 

      ![Ryann Noe](/sites/g/files/omnuum1481/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/sociology/files/noe_ryann.jpeg?itok=OD2gOX7G)